Only the side face of this sarcophagus is shown. The upper part is shaped like a pediment with the head of a lion in its middle. The main body is rectangular in shape and carries a Greek inscription translated as follows:
"Be certain, O Cyrella, that all men are mortal."
Provenance: Damascus, discovered near the Palais de Justice.
Material: limestone.
Material: limestone.
Dimensions: height 83 cm, length 253 cm.
Era: Classical Antiquity.
Era: Classical Antiquity.
Text: Šḥāda (p. 283).
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Ǧawdat Šḥāda - Guntram Koch. At-Tawābīt ar-Rūmānīyyā fī al-Matḥaf al-Waṭanī bi Dimašq. Annales archéologiques arabes syriennes T. XXXVIII - XXXIX,1988-1989.
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